hollywood melon man

Chapter 471 The curtain opens
Today's premiere of "Wushuang" at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles was star-studded, and reporters on both sides of the red carpet felt they couldn't take enough photos.

Naomi Watts, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson and other hostesses of Cantaloupe Manor made a collective appearance.

Cameron Diaz is currently recuperating after giving birth, but she, together with Noriko Sakai and Norika Fujiwara, recorded a short video blessing little Gilbert while holding their baby.

From the crew of "The Mystery of the Talisman", Cheng Long brought Shu Chang and Bingbing Li to show their support.

The Harry Potter trio also arrived, and Emma Watson talked about her relationship with little Gilbert in a red carpet interview.

Nicole Kidman and Suri Cruise appeared together on the red carpet. Suri is Gilbert's goddaughter and is very popular. She is nicknamed the Little Princess.

Unlike Gilbert Jr., who doesn't allow his children to appear in front of the media, Suri has appeared in front of the media many times. This time, she walked on the red carpet with her mother and looked very graceful.

In addition, there are a number of Hollywood stars, and anyone who has any connection with little Gilbert and the leading actor will come to join in the fun.

Other people racked their brains to invite this and that to their movie premieres, but the problem for Gilbert Jr.'s movie premiere was that there were too many guests and not enough seats.

At the end, it’s time for the leading actors to appear.

Two superstars, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, walked the red carpet together. There was also a huge poster at the entrance of the theater with the two of them facing each other.

And when the two walked onto the red carpet, the atmosphere highlighted in the poster was truly revealed on the red carpet.

The reporters didn't even notice that their cameras were almost broken, they just wanted to take more good photos. The screams of the fans on both sides of the red carpet were enough to shake Los Angeles to the sky.

After that, it was Gilbert Jr. and Charlize Theron who appeared on the red carpet.

The momentum created by the two is no less than that of Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, and may even be slightly greater.

There has been enough publicity for this movie before, and now it’s time to put the final touches on it.

So in the red carpet interview, Gilbert Jr. didn't say much, but just asked everyone to go to the cinema to find out.

After the red carpet ceremony, the second part of the premiere began: movie viewing.

Fans who were not eligible to watch the movie quickly dispersed, waiting for the midnight show to start, while the qualified media guests and some invited senior fans could not wait to enter the cinema to watch the movie.

Before the second session started, in the VIP lounge, Gilbert Jr. was chatting with director Nolan who came to show his support.

"How was the filming of The Prestige? Was Scarlett acting naughty on the set?"

Before Nolan could speak, Scarlett interrupted and said unhappily, "Hey, am I that naughty in your eyes?"

"Not only that, I heard from many directors that you are almost becoming a little devil on the set."

Scarlett curled her lips and said, "How could that be? I'm a very honest person."

Nolan watched the two bickering with a smile on his face: "I don't know about other crews, but in my crew, Scarlett is still very hardworking and serious."

"That's good," Gilbert asked another question: "How did Christian do? I mean, how was his performance?"

"He is a very distinctive actor and he works very hard," Nolan recalled. "He has a very special temperament, with both dark and bright temperaments, and he is both good and evil."

"It's pretty much the same as I remembered." Little Gilbert nodded.

Nolan smiled and said, "Are you satisfied with this candidate? I think he is really good."

"Indeed, to be honest with you," said Little Gilbert, "you should know and be involved.

I'm planning to reboot the Batman movie, and Christian is the perfect actor to play Bruce Wayne."

The script for the Batman trilogy was written by David S. Goyer and Jonathan Nolan in the garage of director Nolan's home.

At that time, Nolan often paid attention to the completion of the script and provided a lot of suggestions, so his name was also on the screenwriter's credit.

As the script came out bit by bit, Nolan couldn't help wanting to direct it, but unfortunately Warner didn't trust him. With Gilbert Jr. around, Warner wouldn't let him take over.

However, Nolan had similar ideas about the choice of Bruce Wayne as Gilbert Jr., and both thought Christian Bale was suitable.

So when filming "The Prestige", Nolan recommended Christian Bale to Gilbert Jr.

After chatting for a while, the movie viewing activity officially began.

Before the movie started, there was some noise in the theater. Everyone was looking forward to the movie and was discussing it enthusiastically.

Drake is considered a relatively young fan of Gilbert Jr. He is only 20 years old and is currently attending college.

He grew up watching Gilbert Jr.'s movies, so he's very loyal to them.

When the draw for the premiere was underway, Drake wrote a short essay about his feelings about Gilbert Jr.'s movies, and was immediately selected.

Thinking of his classmates' surprised and envious looks, Drake almost laughed out loud.

Drake was a little nervous attending the premiere this time.

He is responsible for judging the film and then telling the fan community about its specific quality.

All around were Gilbert Jr., or the two Toms, or fans of Theron. A little further ahead were Variety, Movie, Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, and other major media outlets in North America.

Going further ahead, Drake saw many familiar Hollywood stars, and he could call out their names one by one.

This scene and this commotion made Drake quite excited.

However, the most eye-catching person was director Gilbert Jr. sitting in the front row.

At the star-studded premiere, Gilbert Jr. was the sun, the star, and all the Hollywood stars revolved around him because of his existence.

Drake remembered a sentence he had read in a book before: Gilbert Jr. is the youngest, most talented, most talked-about and most well-known director in Hollywood history.

He made great contributions to the globalization of Hollywood, he revolutionized the way Hollywood movies were shot, and he made many explorations into the types and themes of Hollywood movies...

The book tells the history of Hollywood, and the chapter about young Gilbert was told in great detail, which made Drake very excited.

This was Drake's first time watching a premiere. He almost shook hands with Gilbert Jr. on the red carpet just now. He was really excited.

But before Drake could calm down, the movie officially began, and the somewhat noisy theater suddenly became quiet.

The titles of Disney, Warner Bros., and Cantaloupe Studios flashed by.

The film opens with a fatalistic and atmospheric soundtrack, accompanied by an opera aria. Tom Hanks plays Ido Dash, who paints stamps with fish bones and peeling paint.

In just a few shots, Tom Hanks' superb imitation skills were demonstrated.

In previous interviews, the creators did not reveal more about the story of the movie "Wushuang" itself.

According to director Gilbert Jr., if you knew more details too early, you would lose the fun of watching the movie.

Judging from the way it was presented at the beginning, what Gilbert Jr. said was indeed correct.

Ido Dash was then interrogated by the US police and it turned out that he was a member of a criminal gang called Painters.

On the way back from the airport, Ido Dash behaved a little strangely, always looking at the rearview mirror in front of him. This detail was noticed by Drake, who thought it was the key point and needed to be tested.

According to the police, a member of this gang died in a hotel in Canada not long ago, and Ido Dash was arrested shortly afterwards.

But the leader of the gang, the painter, has been missing for a long time. There are no photos or files, so the police have no way to find him. So they want to get clues from Ido Dash.

The opening is a very normal crime film routine. According to the general Hollywood practice, the police asked Iddo Dash for information, then fought a battle of wits and courage with the painter, and finally successfully captured the painter.

This routine is timeless and can be used to make movies for decades.

But if that were the case, Tom Hanks wouldn't have been cast to play Iddo Dash.

Charlize Theron was sitting in the front row. She had seen the movie a long time ago and had time to observe other people's reactions.

After observing the crowd, Charlize Theron smiled and said, "These people are frightened by your pretentiousness. The real story begins later."

"Sally, what exactly is the film about?" asked Naomi Watts who was sitting next to her.

Charlize Theron shook her head and said, "You'll know if you keep watching it. I can only say it's very exciting. Be careful not to use your brain."

Naomi Watts turned to look at Gilbert Jr., but seeing that he had no intention of answering, she had to put her mind back on the movie.

The police questioned Ido Dash, but Ido Dash was very scared and even asked the police to send him back to jail, as he was afraid of the painter's revenge.

The police had no choice but to detain Ido Dash in a detention center.

Vera Farmiga, who plays the female police officer here, performed very well and was on par with Tom Hanks in the acting.

But what attracts more attention is her pair of beautiful blue eyes, which are really attractive.

Drake fell in love with these eyes at first sight and decided to ask the actor for an autograph and take a photo with him after the premiere.

The story continues, and the next day Mary, played by Charlize Theron, finally appears. She comes to bail out Iddo Dash.

However, the police did not want to let Ido Dash go so easily and asked Ido Dash to tell them who the painter was before they could leave.

This Mary is the survivor of the last case committed by the painter group. She is also a famous painter today, a real painter.

Her husband died in the last case, and Ido Dash was a member of the painter gang, so it was strange that she came to bail out Ido Dash.

Drake was smart enough to think of this problem.

Some fans nearby were speculating, could this Mary Cassatt be related to Ido Dash?

From the subsequent conversation, we can learn that the relationship between Mary and Ido is really special.

Because of the prior warning, the audience's brains began to work constantly, guessing various possibilities and directions of the plot, but no one really guessed how the story would unfold.

The previous story is at most an appetizer. From Ido Dash's memories, the story of "Wushuang" slowly begins.
(End of this chapter)